FACTOR-ANALYTIC EXAMINATION OF THE UNITARY OR CONCEPT

被引:34
作者
BARRY, RJ
机构
[1] School of Education, University of New South Wales, Kensington
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10.1016/0301-0511(79)90045-0
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Recent studies have generated a four-system structure proposed as a replacement for Sokolov's unitary OR concept. This conceptualisation developed from a logical consideration of stimulus-response relationships based upon mean response magnitudes over subjects, and paid no attention to individual response types. It is conceivable that no individual subject exhibited responses compatible with such a formulation. This paper addressed that problem by using factor analysis as a means of descriptively summarising the data of each subject, and examining its compatibility with both unitary and four-system structures. Of 72 subjects, none exhibited a factor structure compatible with Sokolov's unitary concept, while 70 exhibited structures compatible with the four-system structure. These results support the validity of the structure proposed to replace the unitary OR. © 1979.
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